Magnetic case for elongated articles of magnetic material



June 17, 1952 1 R, AN N 2,600,589

MAGNETIC CASE FOR ELONGATED ARTICLES 0F MAGNETIC MATERIAL Filed June 18,1947 Ilsa-.3 1;?7-5

INVENTOR. POLflh/D JOSEPA 5wA/vso/v Patented June 17, 1952' UNITEDsures-:1. PATENT MAGNETICCASE FOR snonehr in n'rnCLES"OF'MAGNETIOMATERIAL? Roland-Joseph Swanson, Ann Arbor, Mich.Application'Junel8jl947, Serial No. 755,437

13'Claims;."-. (Cl. 223-409) This invention relates-to --a case -forelongated articles of magnetic m'at'eriaL suchas-"ne'edles, straight"pins and hair piii'sr One of the objects of this invention is'to pro"-=vide "a small compact case for storingne'edlesg pins or similar articlesand for retaining 4 the articles against' accidental "displacement-1QAnother' feature of "this-invention is to p'ro'vide a case of Vthe-above general 'ty'pje particularly 1 ada'ptedfor use instoringarticles iorni'ed'fofa1 ferrous metal or some similar magnetic'niate'rial--- and having a permanent magnet incorporated therein forholding the articles iri position'in the A further object of thisinvention is to provide a case of thetypezbriefiy describedabove-wherein the permanent magnetiis positioned-to enable use of thecase to pick .up magnetic articles such as needles or'ipins.

A still. further object-of-- this invention is to provide a caseconstructed to accommodate spools 'of thread as well: as'fipinsorneedles, and having magnetic 7, means for retaining the spools as -we'll'as theneedles?and/ori' pins in position 7 within the case;

The foregoing aswell as othertobjects willbe made more apparent asthistdescriptibn: proceeds, especially when considered in connectionwiththe accompanying drawings; wherein:

Figure 1 is a sideelevationalwview partly-in section of a needlecarrying case embodying-the features of this invention;

Figure 2 is a. side "elevational-. view: partly in section of-the bodyportion ;of' the case shown in- Figure 1;

Figure -3-is a plan view of the body portion shown in'Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a vertical:sectional:view through the body portion ofiamodified iorm'iof construe-Y tion Figure 5 is a planvviewof-theconstruction shownin Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a side ;elevational vie'w :of a further embodiment of thisinvention Figure. 7 is: a vertical: sectional: view through the bodyportion of the modification shownt-in Figure 6;

Figure 8 isaplan view of the-construction shown in Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a verticalsectionalview through still another modificationand Figure 10 is a topr plan-view? of the 'construetion shown in Figure.9:-

Referring first: to" the "embodiment oi rtherinvention shownRTE-iglilIBSil-tdfi inclusiveriit will be noted: that the referencenumeral 1 5 'vdesigsu nates generally a needle carrying .case compriseing'a body 16 andia 'captl'l. The' bodyjzand gcapi; maybe formed of anysuitable non=magrietic material, such for example, as plastic, glass,wood or anyoneof the various availablecomposition materials;

In any. case the body :I 6' is preferably "cylindri-t caL- and is formedat the lowerend withianaene;

at the outer side of the body. The-'bodyczlfi; is drilled orotherwise:formed. 'withtan axially iiexe tending-1 bore 2 0 .Lext'ending from"-the upper .zendg of the body through the base? I 8 of-I'ther 'latterit'Ihe body l6 is ,also" formed .with a :.plurality :of,

recesses inthe form of bores2 I spaced equahdis;

tances -from; each other in concentric relation tof the bore 20*andintersectingrthe latterythrougm T out the length thereof. The boresor-recesses '2 I 1 are open at the 7 top to. receive articles ofmagmnetic; material; such ior-examp1e,-:as,-pins,; needles or the like,andterminate short ofthebot tom of the body in the manner clearly shownin;

Figure-2 of thedrawing In Figure lz-of the formof a needle 224sshownas,positioned-inone of the'recessesgll and it will-be noted that-tlfie length ofthe latter-- is preferably, lss than the length of the-:1ieedle--22 toenable a substantial portion-of the needle'to extendrabove' the body; where it may: be{ convenientlygrasped by, the;

user.

A permanent magnet in the form of a rod-523;

is secured in the bore 20 with. the-opposite ends flush with :the top aand bottom" surfaces of g the:

body Iii. Inasmuch vas the recessesr-2l intersect theboregZO, itfollowsthatflthe, registering ore-- tions of the;rod 23 formparts oftheside iwallsz; of the recesses 2 l As a resultsneedles orfi-other'rarticlesof magnetic material-inserted intoxthe recesses itare held-inposition-by theppermae" nent-. magnet 23.

The cap; I1 is shown in Figure :1 of..-'the draw-5 ing as sleeved on thebody It; and the :1oweriend=-* of the cap is adaptedto seat againstzthe,anti-11*- lar. shoulder IS." The; capiisof -"sufiicient length to:enable" needles of various lengths=to be igsupported in the ibody, 'andif desiredi'maybe formed; of a transparent material to display (thecontents of the recesses? I The embodiment, of the: invention shown .3i111;

Figures 4 'and*5 diifers fromtheconstructiompre viously described inthat the7bore2fl and rodw23 are: omitted;- Also the body 16,iIlStBQtiGOfxhBY-II ing an enlargement I8 at the lower endy'istform'dlarged= base I 8 providing anzannular shoulderi 9 drawing an article ofmagnetic-material the;

with a reduced portion 24 which intersects the lower ends of therecesses 2|. A permanent magnet in the form or a ring 25 is sleeved onthe reduced portion 24 in a manner to close the lower ends of therecesses 2| and provide an annular shoulder 26 for engagement with thecap l'l. It follows from the above that the ring 25 forms parts of theside walls of the recesses 2|, and thereby functions to retain articlesof magnetic material within the recesses 2 I.

Referring now to the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 6 to 8inclusive, it will be noted that the body 2'! is approximately doublethe length of the body portions l6 described above,

and the cap 28 is correspondingly greater in length. The body 21 isformed with aligned axially extending bores 29 closed at the adjacentends by a web 30 and adapted to respectively receive permanent magnetsin the form of rods 3| and 3| respectively. A plurality of recesses 32are formed in the upper portion of the body in concentric relation tothe magnet 3| and are open at the top of the body to enable articles ofmagnetic material to be inserted into the recesses 32.

As in the first-described form of the invention, the recesses 32intersect the bore 29 throughout the lengths thereof to expose adjacentportions of the permanent magnet 3|. Thus the magnet 3| serves to retainthe articles in position in the respective bores 32.

Additional recesses 33 are formed in the lower portion of the body 21 insubstantial axial alignment with the recesses 32. The recesses 33 areopen at the lower end of the body, and are adapted to receive spools ofthread 34, and these spools are preferably formed of a suitable magneticmaterial. These recesses also intersect the adjacent bore 29 to exposeportions of the permanent magnet 3| and permit the latter to contact theenlargements at the opposite ends of the spools 34 to retain the latterwithin the respective recesses 33.

The embodiment of the invention shown in Fi ures 9 and is similar to thefirst described form ofthe invention except that the center bore 29 androd type permanent magnet 23 are omitted. As shown in Figure 9 therecesses 2| extend entirely through the body l6 and are closed at thelower ends by a plate 35. The plate 35 is in the form of a permanentmagnet, and is secured in a recess 36 formed in the bottom wall of thebody l6. 7

In each of the various embodiments of the invention it will be notedthat portions of the permanent magnet form parts of the walls of thearticle receiving recesses, so that the articles of magnetic materialinserted in the recesses are engaged by the permanent magnet and held inposition. Also in each of the several embodiments, the permanent magnetor a portion of the latter is exposed at the outer side of the body toenable the use of the body in picking up articles of magnetic material.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A case of the general type described comprising a body ofnon-magnetic material having an axially extending bore and havingrecesses spaced around the bore, said recesses being open at the top ofthe body to receive articles of magnetic material and having openings inthe side walls registering with the bore, and a permanent magnet in theform of a rod secured in the bore in registration with the openings inthe side walls or the recesses.

2. A case of the general type described com prising a body ofnon-magnetic material havin an axially extending bore and havingrecesses spaced around the bore, said recesses being open at the top ofthe body to receive articles of ma netic material and having openings inthe side walls registering with the bore, a permanent magnet in the formof a rod secured in the bore in registration with the openings in theside walls of said recesses and having the lower end exposed through thebottom wall of the body, and a cap sleeved on the body for closing theopen ends of the recesses.

3. A case of the general type described comprising a body ofnon-magnetic materia1 having a plurality of recesses spaced from eachother in concentric relation to the vertical axis of the body and openat the top of the body for receiving magnetic articles, and a permanentmagnet in the form of a ring sleeved on the bottom of the body andforming parts of the walls of said recesses.

4. A case of the general type described comprising a body ofnon-magnetic material having a plurality of recesses spaced from eachother in concentric relation to the vertical axis of the body and openat the top of the body for receiving magnetic articles, a permanentmagnet in the form of a ring sleeved on the bottom of the body andforming parts of the walls of the recesses, and a cap sleeved on the topof the body and engageable with said ring.

5. A case of the general type described comprising an elongated body ofnon-magnetic material having a plurality of longitudinally extendingadjacent recesses therein opening from one end of said body, and a barmagnet occupying onerecess having the pole portions thereof adjacent tothe opposite ends of another of said recesses to adapt the latter forreceiving and retaining elongated articles of magnetic material.

6. A case of the general type described comprising an elongated body ofnon-magnetic material having a central longitudinally extending recessand a plurality of other recesses surrounding and parallel to saidcentral recess, said plurality of recesses opening from one end of saidbody, and a bar magnet in said central recess having pole portions atopposite ends thereof adapted to hold elongated articles of magneticmaterial in parallelism within the surrounding recesses.

7. A case of the general type described comprising a cylindrical body ofnon-magnetic material having a central longitudinally extending recessand a series of surrounding recesses, a bar magnet in said centralrecess having pole portions adjacent to opposite ends thereof wherebyelongated articles of magnetic material such as pins or needles wheninserted in the surrounding recesses will be magnetically held inparallelism therein and with portions projecting outward beyond saidrecesses, and a cover having a portion telescopically engaging saidcylindrical body, and a portion extending beyond the same for housingthe projecting portions of said articles.

8. A needle case comprising an elongated nonmagnetic body having anaxial bore therein opening from the bottom; a bar magnet received insaid bore; a plurality of bores opening from the top, being parallel toand intersecting the first mentioned boretangentially; and a removablehollow cap sleeved on the upper end of said body, said cap being of suchsize as to leave a hollow at the upper end of said body into which theends of needles stored in the plurality of bores may extend.

9. A needle case comprising an elongated non-magnetic body having anaxial bore therein opening from the bottom; a bar magnet received insaid bore; and a plurality of bores opening from the top, being parallelto and intersecting the first mentioned bore tangentially, the length ofthe body being substantially less than the needles to be stored therein.

10. A case for storing elongated metallic articles of magnetic materialcomprising a substantially cylindrical body of non-magnetic material anda permanent magnet mounted in said body, said case having a plurality ofradially spaced apertures formed therein and opening from one end, asurface of said magnet forming a portion of the side wall of each ofsaid apertures, and the walls forming said apertures being of a depthsubstantially less than the length of the articles to be stored.

11. A case for storing elongated metallic articles of magnetic materialcomprising a sub stantially cylindrical body and a removable captherefor, said body comprising an element of non-magnetic material and apermanent magnet mounted in said element, said body having a pluralityof radially spaced apertures formed therein and opening from the end atwhich said cap is attached, a surface of said magnet forming a portionof the side wall of each of said apertures, and the walls forming saidapertures being of a depth substantially less than the length of thearticles to be stored.

12. A case of the general class described comprising an elongatedcylindrical body having a plurality of radially spaced apertures formedtherein opening from the upper end, a magnet supported in said bodyhaving a surface forming the side wall of each of said plurality ofapertures at the bottom thereof, and a hollow cylindrical cap removablysleeved on the upper end of said body, said body being substantiallyshorter than the minimum length article to be stored in the case andsaid cap projecting upwardly beyond the top of said body a distancesubstantially equal to the length of the body.

13. A case comprising a non-magnetic elongated cylindrical body having aplurality of radially spaced bores therein opening from the upper end, abar magnet supported in said body, said magnet having a surface forminga portion of a sidewall of each of said plurality of bores, and a hollowcylindrical cap removably sleeved on the upper end of said body, saidbody being substantially shorter than the minimum length article to bestored in the case and said cap projecting upwardly beyond the top ofsaid body a distance substantially equal to the length of the body.

R. JOSEPH SWANSON.

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